(19)
(11) EP 3 420 458 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
02.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/01

(21) Application number: 17706063.9

(22) Date of filing: 07.02.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 12/02(2006.01)
G06F 12/0804(2016.01)
 H03M 7/30(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/016799
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/146898 (31.08.2017 Gazette 2017/35)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 23.02.2016 US 201662298836 P
29.12.2016 US 201615394621

(71) Applicant: Google LLC
Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • RAO, Santhosh
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • NANDA, Sameer
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • MALYUGIN, Vyacheslav Vladimirovich
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • SEMENZATO, Luigi
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • DURBIN, Aaron
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • PFLEDERER, Keith Robert
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • LEE, Hsiao-Heng Kelin
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)
  • THAKUR, Rahul Jagdish
    Mountain View, California 94043 (US)

(74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant LLP 
Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


(54) MANAGING MEMORY FRAGMENTATION IN HARDWARE-ASSISTED DATA COMPRESSION